Author ProfileWilliam Morris

Biography:

Better known as an artist and textile designer, William Morris (1834-1896) was also a writer of poetry and novels. A member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement, Morris founded a design firm with fellow artists Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His theories on the decorative arts had a widespread effect on architecture in the early 20th century. His fantasy romances include The Wood Beyond The Wood (1894) and The Well at World's End (1896).

Books published by author:

A family feud seems inevitable when the wife of Golden Walter takes up with another man. Walter escapes the coming bloodshed by embarking on a trading voyage that takes him farther from home than he ever imagined. A captive maiden, primitive giants, and a royal city await him on his journey.

The story of a magic well with the power to grant immortality has set Ralph of Upmeads on a quest to find the real thing. Mysterious women he meets on his journey school him in the consequences of drinking from the well, but they cannot stop him.